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South Korea And Finland Sign Nuclear Agreement
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NucNet25 Oct (NucNet): South Korea and Finland signed a deal to expand cooperation in nuclear energy and to ensure its peaceful use, Seoul officials said. …
Westinghouse Signs Agreement With South African Engineering Group
Source: NucNet25 Oct (NucNet): Westinghouse Electric Company has signed a memorandum of understanding with South Africa’s Sebata Group in preparation for “the potential construction” of Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear power plants in South Africa, a statement said.…
EU Parliament Wants More Say On Basic Radiation Safety Standards
Source: NucNet25 Oct (NucNet): The European Parliament has proposed changing the legal basis for a proposed directive which will lay down basic safety standards for protection against the dangers of exposure to ionising radiation. The changes…
Reactor Vessel Head Installed At Finland’s Olkiluoto-3
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNet25 Oct (NucNet): The construction teams at the 1,600-megawatt Olkiluoto-3 EPR nuclear unit under construction in Finland have successfully completed the installation of the reactor vessel head, Areva said. …
Regulator Reports ‘No Significant Increase’ In Fukushima-Daiichi Radioactivity
Source: NucNet24 Oct (NucNet): Japan’s nuclear regulator says there has been “no significant increase” in the concentrations of caesium-134 (Cs-134) and caesium-137 (Cs-137) at designated sampling points compared to the previous week, even after the typhoon…
Commerce Department Awards University of Missouri $1.8 Million for Small Modular Reactor Development
Source: NewsUniversities in Missouri will help develop the supply chain for Westinghouse's small modular reactor with help from a $1.84 million grant from the Department of Commerce. Announced Tuesday, the award is part of the $20.5…
Valve Issue Shuts Down Vogtle Reactor During Restart
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NewsVogtle unit 2 was shut down for the second time in four days Tuesday because of a diminished condenser vacuum. The Westinghouse reactor operated by Southern Co. had shut down automatically from full power Saturday…
Europe’s F4E Signs EUR 27 Million ITER Contract With Italy’s ASG
Source: NucNet23 Oct (NucNet): Fusion for Energy (F4E) has signed an “engineering integrator” contract with ASG Superconductors of Italy for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) poloidal field coils. The contract is worth approximately 27.5 million…
British Government, EDF Strike Deal to Build New Reactors at Hinkley Point
Source: NewsOn Monday, the British government announced a deal with EDF that paves the way for the country's first privately financed Generation III reactors. EDF has agreed to build two EPR units at Hinkley Point C…
Operator at Surry Nuclear Plant Said to Fail Fitness for Duty Test
Source: NewsSupervisors at the Surry nuclear plant turned away a reactor operator before his shift after suspecting that he had been drinking. According to a notice filed with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the licensed operator tested…
Dismantling Of Four Units At Kozloduy Given Green Light
Source: NucNet22 Oct (NucNet): Bulgaria’s ministry of environment has approved the environmental impact assessment report on the decommissioning of the four shut-down units at the Kozloduy nuclear power plant, a statement said. …
Next Step in SONGS Steam Generator Dispute: Binding Arbitration
Source: NewsSouthern California Edison and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will move their dispute over defective San Onofre steam generators to binding arbitration, with SCE maintaining that the Japanese company should be liable for $4 billion in damages…
China’s Share Of Hinkley Point C Will Be Up To 40%
Source: NucNet21 Oct (NucNet): EDF Group will take a share of 45 to 50 percent in the project announced today to build two EPR reactors at Hinkley Point C in the UK, with France’s Areva having…
Go-Ahead For Hinkley Point C As UK And EDF Reach Agreement
Source: NucNet21 Oct (NucNet): EDF Group and the UK government have reached an agreement on the key commercial terms for an investment contract that paves the way for the construction of the first new nuclear power…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsThe Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant weathered a typhoon this week, while its owner Tokyo Electric Power Co. promised to hire more workers at the site and nuclear utilities around Japan suggested they would likely not…
Florida Settlement Sets Ratepayer Share of Crystal River, Levy Nuclear Costs
Source: NewsA settlement approved by Florida regulators Thursday has established how Duke Energy will spread the costs of the failed Crystal River steam generator replacement and an abandoned project to build new reactors in Levy County.…
Rusatom Overseas Joins Slovak Nuclear Society
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NucNet18 Oct (NucNet): Rusatom Overseas, a subsidiary of the Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom, has become a member of the Slovak Nuclear Society. …
Agreement Reached On Conditions For Tihange-1 Extension
Source: NucNet18 Oct (NucNet): Electrabel and EDF have reached an agreement with the Belgian minister for energy, Melchior Wathelet, on conditions linked to an operating extension of unit one of the three-unit Tihange nuclear power plant…
Areva Wins Contract For Spent Nuclear Fuel Dry Storage Canisters In US
Source: NucNet18 Oct (NucNet): Areva has been awarded a “multi-million US dollar” contract to supply a US nuclear utility with 46 of its Nuhoms dry storage systems for management of spent nuclear fuel, a statement said.…
Palo Verde Reactor Vessel Repairs Estimated at $10 Million to $15 Million
Source: NewsA small leak in the bottom of a Palo Verde reactor pressure vessel will cost its owners between $10 million and $15 million in repairs while adding extra weeks to the unit's refueling outage. Last…